Runts Life

Runts Life is for sale - again

Runt — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 01:15:14 +0000

About 2 weeks ago, I anounced that the site had been sold to “John”. It appears that I posted that post a bit too hastily. It would seem that I have been scammed.

Yesterday while randomly checking a few account, I noticed that my PayPal balance had gone into the negatives, something that has never happened to me before. After a little bit of investigation I realised that “John” had sent a chargeback for the amount he sent to me a few weeks earlier.

Luckily I have been on the losing end for so long, I had only sent “John” a copy of the sites code and the database, the domain was still firmly in my control. The original plan was for John to set up the site on his server and I would transfer the domain when he was ready. I guess he got a little trigger happy.

So once again, the site is up for sale. With a Pagerank of 4 and a ton of quality backlinks, I have rather high hopes for it’s sale.

5 Months later and a new owner

Runt — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:05:52 +0000

After weeks of negotiations over a fair price for the site, I am pleased to announce that Runts Life has a new owner. I apologise for not being able to maintain the site with crisis after crisis happening in my life at the moment. Well I guess I really am living the life of a Runt. The new owner has assured me that he is under similar pressures and will simply blog about his successes and failures.

So before I continue, I would like to introduce you all to John, the new owner of the site. John has asked that I stay on for a while just to help him build up site momentum again. So you are all going to be bored to tears by a few more of my whiny posts.

I wish John all the success with the blog. I know there is potential here, I just wish that I had the time to find it on my own.

Announcing the first contest winner

Runt — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:19:28 +0000

I would like to start by thanking everyone for taking part in the GoDaddy e-Gift card contest. With over 25 unique contestants and a total of 107 entries, I feel it is safe to say that the contest was a great success. I took me a while to add all the entries into my randomizing script.

And now, the moment you have been waiting for. Can I have a drum roll, please? Tatatatatatatatatata, the winner is:

?brahim Korkmaz

Congratulations ?brahim, I have emailed your GoDaddy e-Gift voucher to the address that you used when commenting. Please let me know if you have any problems using it.

I have attached a screenshot of the selection window for your viewing pleasure. I also ran the randomizing script a second time to select a runner up, congratulations to Sanil. If ?brahim does not claim his e-Gift card, I will award it to the runner up in 48 hours from now.

Remember that the competition will continue to run over the next 4 weeks, so you still have 4 more chances at winning. Your current entries are still valid and I will add any new comments to your total. Thanks again for taking part and good luck for next week.

Back up and running and a $500 mistake

Runt — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:42:04 +0000

When to start blogging professionally?

Runt — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:31:46 +0000

At what point, in their blogging careers, do successful bloggers decide to go full-time? This is a question that I have been asking myself lately. While my blogging income still does not equal my regular salary, I have no doubt that if I made the transition from part-time to full-time blogger, my income would shoot up exponentially.

Is it wise to put all ones eggs in the blogging basket? I know there are some very successful bloggers, the likes or Darren Rowse and some others who rely completely on income from their blogging efforts. Other successful bloggers diversify into other sectors. John Chow runs an Affiliate network, Jeremy Shoemaker owns a few successful forums and niche sites.

Over the past few months, I have been adding sites to my portfolio. These sites are in various industries and niches that I hope one day will be successful. While I

Win a $15 GoDaddy e-Gift Card every week

Runt — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:35:37 +0000

Thanks to all my loyal readers, the blog has grown extremely quickly over the past 2 weeks. I would like to thank all of you by introducing my very first competition. I will be giving away 5 GoDaddy e-Gift Cards worth $15 each over the next 5 weeks. These e-Gift cards can be used for purchasing any product from GoDaddy, such as domain names or hosting. So now you can get that domain name you

Life without my ThinkPad

Runt — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:14:08 +0000

Any of you who have been following my blog for a while, probably remember the issues I had with my Failing ThinkPad about a week back. Well IBM

Why your blog fails

Runt — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:24:03 +0000

Well, let

Wasted Premium Domains

Runt — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:38:09 +0000

Having a good domain name can often mean the difference between a successful blog and one that never gets any visitors. It will most likely be the first thing that your visitors will encounter, and remember your blog by if they ever find your blog online. Many bloggers still use their internet provider’s domain name or a free blogging service to get their messages online.

With good domain names getting scarcer and scarcer, some people are willing to pay top dollar to get hold of one. I’m proud to say that I paid just $10 for my one, well actually $7 as I used a GoDaddy discount code. While I’m cheap when it comes to running my blog, many people shell out vast sums of cash to buy a domain. You

Finding inspiration

Runt — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:57:05 +0000

For any blog to be successful and maintain a decent readership, it needs to be updated constantly. Posts should flow beer at a bachelors party, but what happens when the keg runs dry and posts flow about as easily as month old custard?

Posting frequently is important for several reasons. The most important of which are:

Search engines love fresh content.
It keeps your readers interested and coming back for more.

If your regular posting stops, your visitors will disappear faster than rats abandoning a sinking ship and as we all know, visitors are a blogs most important asset. Statistics show that your regular readers will probably visit your blog for about a week or so before they realize that the blog has gone stale, maybe they will stay subscribed via RSS for about 2 weeks before unsubscribing.

So, what can you do if you hit a dry spell and can